Pair a dynamite Hollywood duo with the most buzzworthy name in tech and you get The Internship.

The movie, starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, is about two watch salesmen losing their jobs and then landing coveted internships at Google.

"We're looking at some sort of mental Hunger Games against a bunch of genius kids for just like a handful of jobs," says Wilson in the trailer. Vaughn co-wrote the script that throws the pair into the thick of Google and Silicon Valley culture, according to Fast Company.

The Wedding Crasher stars were given access to the Googleplex at the company headquarters in Mountain View, according to The Sun. Here's more:

Director Shawn Levy insists Google bosses have been co-operative and haven't attempted to meddle in the film-making process, adding: "It's been a really interesting partnership in my production and Google where... it's not like I have to do everything they want in the script, it's very much still a comedy and a narrative, but trying to get the culture of Google right has been a big part of the work we have done."

Anika Anand is a freelance business journalist who recently graduated from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. Follow her on Twitter at @anikaanand00.

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